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Wednesday, December 29, 2010Y
Calmia Natural Oatmeal Cleansing Tissue

A review on another of my holy grail skincare item. A (almost) daily staple in my skincare diet. Lol!


Images from Gmarket.

Description: Thoroughly removes make-up in one step. Leaves skin clean, soft and fresh. With the convenience of pre-moistened cloths, they work in seconds to leave you feeling smooth, fresh, moisturised and completely clean.

Price: W 9,450 (US$8.70) for a pack of 3, excluding shipping

Quantity: 120 sheets per pack

Pros: The texture of the tissue is really very soft and the size of these tissues are quite big (it is longer than the usual facial tissue). The tissues does not tear easily (I don't think I remember tearing any before).

I use two sheets per day, the first sheet to remove off all my face make-up, the second sheet to sort of double cleanse, to be sure that I have removed all make-up on my face. After that, I follow up with a facial cleanser in the shower.

My skin do feel clean, fresh and soft after using these tissues. Does not irritate my sensitive skin.

Cons: Even though the pack of cleansing tissue comes with a sticky seal (refer to below image #2) and a tap attached (refer to below image #1), the sticky seal comes off after a few uses and the tap is not the air-tight kind of tap. Once after sticky seal comes off, I have to keep the cleansing tissue in a air-tight container, otherwise the tissues will not remain wet for long.

Have to use a separate eye make-up remove for waterproof mascara and stubborn eyeliners.

Conclusion: I have gone through many packs of the Calmia Natural Oatmeal Cleansing Tissue, so this shows how much I really love them. I will continue to re-purchase until I can find a better or equally good cleansing tissue locally. As a matter of fact, I just received my package of these tissues on Christmas Eve.

I have not tried many other brands of cleansing tissue (tired before Biore Cleansing Oil Cotton Sheets - removes everything including waterproof makeup, good for travelling but the sheet is not as soft as Calmia's, and M.A.C Wipes - good cleansing powder but makes my face red).

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Monday, December 27, 2010Y
Review: Etude House AC Clinic Red Spot Balm

Here's a short review of my current holy grail acne treatment.

Description: Formulated with Madecassoside (skin healing agent), Salicylic Acid & Hinoki Cypress extracts, AC Clinic Red Spot Balm heals, clarifies and soothes facial trouble spots. Specialized target treatment heals and brightens blemishes with a medicated formula. Non-comedogenic and dermatologist tested.

Directions: Apply spot treatment directly to acne, pimples and blemishes. Avoid excessive facial rubbing.

Active Ingredients: Madecassoside, Salicylic Acid and Hinoki Cypress extract

Volume: 20ml (0.68 fl.oz)

Price: W11,000 (US$10.21) excluding shipping, comes with a 30ml tube of AC Clinic Acne Foam Cleanser

Texture: Balm

Pros: Calms spots down fast. Does not cause the blemish to peel like some other acne treatments in the market. Does not irritate my skin.

For a small bump, it takes about a day or two to flatten. I do realise that it works better/faster on red bumps than those spots with pus, which will take slightly longer to heal. Although this balm has a slight medicinal smell, the smell does not linger and actually cannot be detected unless you smell directly from the pot.

Cons: As it is a balm not cream, therefore the formula its slightly thick and dense, so need to massage a little longer on the spot before it "disappears" into the skin. The pot is made of a hard glass so it hurts real bad when dropped on the feet/toes! And the pot might crack too.

Conclusion: Not too sure whether it brightens blemishes or not, but I really find that this balm really works well to fight my bumps. I have really gone through three pots of this and currently on my fourth pot and I will carry on using this until I find a much better one.

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Saturday, December 25, 2010Y
Review: Bealite Damaged Hair Rebuilder

Just want to do a short review on my current holy grail leave-in conditioner.





Image from http://www.mik.com.sg/products/bealite



Description: Damaged Hair Rebuilder is specially formulated to nourish, hydrate and rebuild dry, brittle and seriously damaged hair.

Directions: Apply required amount to wet or dry hair, massage or comb through to the ends and leave in. Do not rise. This formula allows you daily use and style as desired.

Ingredients: Cetyl alcohol, stearalkonium chloride, propylene glycol, cyclomethicone, peg-40 isopropyl myristate, aloe vera, chamomile, fragrance.

Weight: 250g

Price: $24

Texture: Cream

Pros: Leaves my my hair silky and pretty much tangle free. Occasionally my hair still tangles at the ends. By the way, my hair is half way down my back. I can easily finger comb from roots to the ends.

What I like best was that I could significantly see that my split ends have became much lesser over a period of extended use (I have almost finished up my current tube). I was using the Liese Smooth Hair Cocktail and Liese Hair Cocktail Moistursing Hair Serum (Light) and I had a whole head full of split ends!!

Cons: Use sparingly, too much will make hair feel oily and weights hair down. Hard to find. My hair is still frizzy at times.

Conculsion: Of all the leave-ins I have tried so far, this is the best and not to mention one of the cheapest. This works very well for me but by all means, it is not a miracle cure. I still have quite a lot of damaged hair because I use the hair dyer daily, but just much much much lesser split ends (I can't spot any when I grab a bunch of my hair up to scrutinise).

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Sunday, December 19, 2010Y
Haul: Lunasol Party Coffret 2010U

I have been really looking forward to the Lunasol Party Coffret 2010U ever since I saw it in Biteki (a japanese magazine that I buy monthly). I really really really regretted not buying last year's Christmas set, so when I saw this year's Lunasol Coffret, the kiasu Singaporean in me awoken.. Picked up the phone and called the Kanebo counter and reserved the coffret set. :p

And it was a good thing that I reserved early, seemed that each counter had limited stocks of this party coffret.



This coffret includes:-
  • a makeup pouch
  • Aurorized Eyes in EX01 Sheer Gold Beige Brown 5.5g
  • High Stylized Mascara in 01 Clear Black 4g
  • Full Glamour Gloss in EX18 Sheer Gold Beige Pink 7.3g
  • Coloring Cheeks in EX01 Sheer Gold Beige Pink 10g
It set retails at $118, which is extremely value for money, as it works out to be $23.60 for one item. FYI, the retail price of the Full Glamour Gloss is $39 and an eyeshadow quad is $77.

Some close-up pictures of the items in this coffret...









If you want swatches and review for this Lunasol Party Coffret, do check out Lotus Palace or Autum Masquerade or Makeup And Life.

Have a good weekend!

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Thursday, December 09, 2010Y
What's in my bag?

I am actually cheating a little, this post is actually "What's in my bag tomorrow?" This will be what I am bringing out tomorrow with me to work, nothing more and nothing less.

The bag I will be bringing tomorrow is a navy short handle Longchamp bag which my friend helped me buy when she was overseas last year.


Bird's eye view inside the bag.. Because this bag is rather large and has no compartments, I have to keep my stuff in pouches so that I can find them easily.



In the small (and only) pocket, I keep my Ez-Link card (a stored value card for public transportation) and my Armani watch.



Pouch #1


This is a pouch from Kipling which I bought light years ago lol! Not exactly light years but seven years ago.

This is the first and only expensive pouch I ever bought. I do not typically buy pouches since they are almost always given free as GWP and sometimes my friends will buy pouches for me as presents.

The reason why I am still using this Kipling pouch now, is because the size is just right for the amount of makeup I bring out, it is waterproof and the keyhole of the zipper rather large. Usually large enough for me to hang on the hook behind the toilet cubicle door, as sometimes I only bring my makeup pouch to the restroom and leave my handbag with my friend(s).


For tomorrow, I will bring my Coffret D'or powder foundation for touch ups, a Coffret D'or Shine Drape Rouge (Glow) in PK-239, Shiseido Pure UV-Cut Collagen, Shu Uemura Glow On in M Peach 44 and a RMK travel-size blush brush.

Close up of the Coffret D'or Shine Drape Rouge (Glow) in PK-239. It is a very pretty colour that helps to brighten up my face and its very glossy.


Close up of the RMK travel-size blush brush. I had this for years and the brush is still very very soft.


Usually, I do not bring any makeup with me, I only bring my makeup out if I am heading out after work. I keep a small stash of makeup at my workstation.


Pouch #2


A Cath Kidston Mini Cherry Gadget Case with a Hello Kitty charm (bought separately) and I keep my iPhone 4 in this Gadget Case. I am a fan of their Gadget Case and have two more in my stash.



Pouch #3


A drawstring pouch which is a freebie with January 2011 issue of Biteki. I keep my iPhone charger, cable and earphones in this pouch.



Pouch #4 - This pouch contains my feminine stuff.


A letter from C.K. Tang a local departmental store.



Pouch #5 - Key Pouch (gift from friend) with Rilakkuma charm. Inside also has a small tube of H2O+ Milk Hand & Nail Cream.



My Kate Spade purse.



Pouch #6


This Agnes B pouch is a freebie from a local magazine.


In it I store all the miscellanous items like a comb, tissues, wet tissue, plasters, hair tie, name cards, disposable eye drops, a Givenchy mirror, a Toshiba thumbdrive, a pack of lint remover and my inhaler.

Close up of the lint remover. Very cute right?


To use, just peel of a sheet and use the sticky side to remove lint from your clothes.



Pouch #7


This is a GWP from Paul & Joe. In it I keep my landyard, which has my staff card and door transponder.



Lastly, is this Watermelon Frost Spray for my ulcer, which is getting bigger. >_<
Hope you guys enjoy this post!

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